Saint Lucia vs Western Sahara: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Saint Lucia
48,579 people
in 2020
Western Sahara
54,285 people
in 2020
Saint Lucia rank
182nd
Western Sahara rank
181st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Saint Lucia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 54,285 people against 48,579 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 5,706 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 182nd and Western Sahara ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33,126 people | 12,976 people | 20,150 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 34,636 people | 21,345 people | 13,291 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 37,509 people | 34,774 people | 2,735 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 46,647 people | 39,492 people | 7,155 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 50,959 people | 27,907 people | 23,052 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 51,334 people | 38,622 people | 12,712 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 48,529 people | 44,920 people | 3,610 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 48,579 people | 54,285 people | 5,706 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Saint Lucia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 54,285 people against 48,579 people in Saint Lucia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Saint Lucia and Western Sahara?
- 5,706 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Western Sahara?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Saint Lucia and Western Sahara rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd and Western Sahara ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.